‘Yellow Letters’ Director İlker Çatak on Political Repression of Artists: ‘You Have It in the U.S. Too. Look at What Happened to Jimmy Kimmel!’

Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for “Tender Mercies” and was nominated for his roles in films including “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great Santini,” has died. He was 95. Duvall’s death was announced on Facebook via a statement from his wife, Luciana Duvall. “Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one…

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych’s appeal against his disqualification from the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, upholding a ruling that barred him from competing over a helmet honoring victims of Russia’s invasion. CAS said Olympic neutrality rules “reasonably balance” athletes’ freedom of expression with the need to maintain…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “Spartacus: House of Ashur,” now available on Starz. Steven S. DeKnight has helped create several cinematic universes over the years. He wrote on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and the spinoff “Angel” in the early aughts, lent his talents to Superman on “Smallville,” ran…

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 4 of “The Masked Singer,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night,” which aired Jan. 28 on Fox. Cowabunga, dude. “The Masked Singer” sent home its latest notable on Wednesday during “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night.” Unmasked on the episode was comedian Claudia Oshry, from the popular Instagram account…

Paramount is looking to revive its “G.I. Joe” franchise, with Max Landis and Danny McBride each penning scripts based on the Hasbro toy franchise. The projects are in early development, with further decisions to be made once the scripts are finished and submitted. But, if greenlit, the project would mark a return to major studio…

The nation’s biggest TV newsrooms scrambled on Saturday morning to cover strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran. After weeks of threats from President Donald Trump, the United States and Israel launched a significant assault on at least nine major targets early Saturday, including Tehran, Tabriz, Urmia, Kermanshah, Qom, Isfahan, Shiraz, Minab and…